diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b6f9a7b4..f484ecd3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ func initialize() { // Client Mode Prereq Check
 		}
 	}
 
-	genCerts()
+	if err = genCerts(); err != nil {
+		logger.Log(0, "something went wrong when generating broker certs", err.Error())
+	}
 
 	if servercfg.IsMessageQueueBackend() {
 		if err = mq.ServerStartNotify(); err != nil {
@@ -251,5 +253,40 @@ func genCerts() error {
 	} else if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	_, scErr := serverctl.ReadClientCertFromDB()
+	serverClientCert, err := serverctl.ReadCertFromDB(tls.SERVER_CLIENT_PEM)
+	if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) || database.IsEmptyRecord(err) || database.IsEmptyRecord(scErr) || serverClientCert.NotAfter.Before(time.Now().Add(time.Hour*24*10)) {
+		//gen new key
+		logger.Log(0, "generating new server client key/certificate")
+		_, key, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(rand.Reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		serverName := tls.NewCName(servercfg.GetServer())
+		csr, err := tls.NewCSR(key, serverName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		serverClientCert, err := tls.NewEndEntityCert(*private, csr, ca, tls.CERTIFICATE_VALIDITY)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := serverctl.SaveKey(functions.GetNetmakerPath()+ncutils.GetSeparator(), tls.SERVER_CLIENT_KEY, key); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := serverctl.SaveCert(functions.GetNetmakerPath()+ncutils.GetSeparator(), tls.SERVER_CLIENT_PEM, serverClientCert); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return serverctl.SaveClientCertToDB(
+			functions.GetNetmakerPath()+ncutils.GetSeparator()+tls.SERVER_CLIENT_PEM,
+			functions.GetNetmakerPath()+ncutils.GetSeparator()+tls.SERVER_CLIENT_KEY,
+			ca,
+		)
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/mq/mq.go b/mq/mq.go
index 756ba93a..f2c4f779 100644
--- a/mq/mq.go
+++ b/mq/mq.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/logger"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/netclient/ncutils"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/servercfg"
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/serverctl"
 )
 
 // KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT - time in seconds for timeout
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ func SetupMQTT(publish bool) mqtt.Client {
 	opts.AddBroker(servercfg.GetMessageQueueEndpoint())
 	id := ncutils.MakeRandomString(23)
 	opts.ClientID = id
+	tlsConfig, err := serverctl.ReadClientCertFromDB()
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Log(0, "failed to get TLS config for server to broker connection", err.Error())
+	}
+	opts.SetTLSConfig(tlsConfig)
 	opts.SetAutoReconnect(true)
 	opts.SetConnectRetry(true)
 	opts.SetConnectRetryInterval(time.Second << 2)
@@ -68,6 +74,9 @@ func SetupMQTT(publish bool) mqtt.Client {
 		}
 		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 	}
+	if !publish {
+		logger.Log(0, "successfully connected to mq broker")
+	}
 	return client
 }
 
diff --git a/serverctl/tls.go b/serverctl/tls.go
index 67b04018..5ed0db02 100644
--- a/serverctl/tls.go
+++ b/serverctl/tls.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package serverctl
 
 import (
 	"crypto/ed25519"
+	ssl "crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"encoding/pem"
@@ -103,3 +104,42 @@ func ReadKeyFromDB(name string) (*ed25519.PrivateKey, error) {
 	private := key.(ed25519.PrivateKey)
 	return &private, nil
 }
+
+// SaveClientCertToDB - saves client cert for servers to connect to MQ broker with
+func SaveClientCertToDB(serverClientPemPath, serverClientKeyPath string, ca *x509.Certificate) error {
+	certpool := x509.NewCertPool()
+	ok := certpool.AppendCertsFromPEM(ca.Raw)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to append root cert to server client cert")
+	}
+	clientKeyPair, err := ssl.LoadX509KeyPair(serverClientPemPath, serverClientKeyPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	certs := []ssl.Certificate{clientKeyPair}
+	netmakerClientCert := ssl.Config{
+		RootCAs:            certpool,
+		ClientAuth:         ssl.NoClientCert,
+		ClientCAs:          nil,
+		Certificates:       certs,
+		InsecureSkipVerify: false,
+	}
+	data, err := json.Marshal(netmakerClientCert)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return database.Insert(tls.SERVER_CLIENT_ENTRY, string(data), database.CERTS_TABLE_NAME)
+}
+
+// ReadClientCertFromDB - reads the client cert from the DB
+func ReadClientCertFromDB() (*ssl.Config, error) {
+	var netmakerClientCert ssl.Config
+	record, err := database.FetchRecord(database.CERTS_TABLE_NAME, tls.SERVER_CLIENT_ENTRY)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(record), &netmakerClientCert); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &netmakerClientCert, err
+}
diff --git a/tls/tls.go b/tls/tls.go
index 1cc6eb9a..2af5ebb1 100644
--- a/tls/tls.go
+++ b/tls/tls.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-
 	// CERTTIFICATE_VALIDITY duration of certificate validity in days
 	CERTIFICATE_VALIDITY = 365
 
@@ -33,6 +32,15 @@ const (
 
 	// ROOT_PEM_NAME - name of root pem
 	ROOT_PEM_NAME = "root.pem"
+
+	// SERVER_CLIENT_PEM - the name of server client cert
+	SERVER_CLIENT_PEM = "serverclient.pem"
+
+	// SERVER_CLIENT_KEY - the name of server client key
+	SERVER_CLIENT_KEY = "serverclient.key"
+
+	// SERVER_CLIENT_ENTRY - the server client cert key for DB
+	SERVER_CLIENT_ENTRY = "servercliententry"
 )
 
 type (